Nursery World - Parents pay 6,000 a year for a nursery place in the capital

Parents in London pay more for childcare and are less able to rely on the support of grandparents than families in other parts of the country, according to research by the Daycare Trust.

The 2012 London childcare report reveals the particular difficulties that parents in London face and makes recommendations to central and local Government and the Mayor of London, about how to tackle the issue.

The report is being launched at the start of the childcare charity's National Childcare Week, now in its 15th year.

Childcare in London is 20 per cent more expensive than elsewhere, with parents paying on average £6,000 a year for a part-time nursery place.

Added to the high cost of childcare, there is also the problem of finding available childcare when parents need it.

The transport, communications, retail, hotel and catering, and health and social care industries all employ large numbers of Londoners working outside office hours. There were an estimated 1,349,200 jobs in these sectors in 2009.

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